Mr. Bean

E36279

fictional character film character television character

Mr. Bean is a largely silent, bumbling British comedy character known for his childlike antics and visual gags in the television series and films of the same name.

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All labels observed (12)

Label	Occurrences
Mr. Bean canonical	25
Mr. Bean (TV series)	5
Mr. Bean: The Animated Series	3
Mr. Bean’s Holiday (2007 film)	3
Mr. Bean (animated TV series)	2
Mr. Bean (live-action TV series)	2
Mr. Bean's Holiday	2
Mr. Bean (1990 TV series)	1
Mr. Bean (BBC productions, make-up department)	1
Mr. Bean (in Rowan Atkinson’s major TV roles context)	1
Mr. Bean franchise	1
Rowan Atkinson's Mr. Bean character	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T278755 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Mr. Bean
Context triple: [Richard Curtis, notableWork, Mr. Bean]

A. Bert
Bert is the given name of Bert Hölldobler, a renowned German behavioral biologist and sociobiologist known for his pioneering research on ants and social insects.
B. Monty
Monty is the nickname of British Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, a prominent World War II commander best known for his leadership in the North African and European campaigns.
C. Norman Wisdom
Norman Wisdom was a beloved English comedian, actor, and singer best known for his slapstick film roles in the mid-20th century, particularly as the character Norman Pitkin.
D. Uncle Fred
Uncle Fred is a mischievous, quick-witted aristocrat and recurring comic hero in P. G. Wodehouse’s humorous stories.
E. Earl
An Earl is a noble rank in the British and some European peerage systems, historically positioned below a marquess and above a viscount.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Mr. Bean
Target entity description: Mr. Bean is a largely silent, bumbling British comedy character known for his childlike antics and visual gags in the television series and films of the same name.

A. Bert
Bert is the given name of Bert Hölldobler, a renowned German behavioral biologist and sociobiologist known for his pioneering research on ants and social insects.
B. Monty
Monty is the nickname of British Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, a prominent World War II commander best known for his leadership in the North African and European campaigns.
C. Norman Wisdom
Norman Wisdom was a beloved English comedian, actor, and singer best known for his slapstick film roles in the mid-20th century, particularly as the character Norman Pitkin.
D. Uncle Fred
Uncle Fred is a mischievous, quick-witted aristocrat and recurring comic hero in P. G. Wodehouse’s humorous stories.
E. Earl
An Earl is a noble rank in the British and some European peerage systems, historically positioned below a marquess and above a viscount.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fictional character ⓘ film character ⓘ television character ⓘ
appearsIn	Bean (1997 film) ⓘ Mr. Bean (TV series) ⓘ linked to: Mr. Bean Mr. Bean (animated TV series) ⓘ linked to: Mr. Bean Mr. Bean’s Holiday (2007 film) ⓘ linked to: Mr. Bean
broadcastOn	ITV ⓘ
carBonnetColor	black ⓘ
carColor	citron green ⓘ
carModel	British Leyland Mini 1000 ⓘ
characteristic	bumbling ⓘ childlike ⓘ largely silent ⓘ uses visual gags ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom ⓘ
creator	Richard Curtis ⓘ Robin Driscoll ⓘ Rowan Atkinson ⓘ
drives	Mini ⓘ
firstAppearance	Mr. Bean (TV series) ⓘ linked to: Mr. Bean
firstBroadcastDate	1990-01-01 ⓘ
genre	comedy ⓘ slapstick ⓘ
hasFilmAdaptation	Bean (1997 film) ⓘ Mr. Bean’s Holiday (2007 film) ⓘ linked to: Mr. Bean
hasPet	Teddy ⓘ
hasSpinOff	Mr. Bean: The Animated Series ⓘ linked to: Mr. Bean
influencedBy	Jacques Tati ⓘ silent film comedians ⓘ
languageOfCharacter	English ⓘ
nationality	British ⓘ
notableWork	Bean (1997 film) ⓘ Mr. Bean (TV series) ⓘ linked to: Mr. Bean Mr. Bean’s Holiday (2007 film) ⓘ linked to: Mr. Bean
numberOfOriginalTVEpisodes	15 ⓘ
occupation	unemployed ⓘ
originalRunEnd	1995 ⓘ
originalRunStart	1990 ⓘ
petType	teddy bear ⓘ
portrayedBy	Rowan Atkinson ⓘ
productionCompany	Tiger Aspect Productions ⓘ
signatureOutfit	brown trousers ⓘ brown tweed jacket ⓘ red tie ⓘ white shirt ⓘ
similarTo	silent film clown ⓘ
targetAudience	family ⓘ
typicalDialogueStyle	minimal speech ⓘ mumbling ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (47)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Richard Curtis → notableWork → Mr. Bean ⓘ

Richard Curtis → coWriterOf → Mr. Bean ⓘ

Richard Whalley Anthony Curtis → notableWork → Mr. Bean ⓘ

Richard Whalley Anthony Curtis → coWriterOf → Mr. Bean ⓘ

Richard Whalley Anthony Curtis → screenwriterOf → Mr. Bean's Holiday ⓘ

linked to: Mr. Bean

Mr. Bean → firstAppearance → Mr. Bean (TV series) ⓘ

linked to: Mr. Bean

Mr. Bean → appearsIn → Mr. Bean (TV series) ⓘ

linked to: Mr. Bean

Mr. Bean → appearsIn → Mr. Bean (animated TV series) ⓘ

linked to: Mr. Bean

Mr. Bean → appearsIn → Mr. Bean’s Holiday (2007 film) ⓘ

linked to: Mr. Bean

Mr. Bean → notableWork → Mr. Bean (TV series) ⓘ

linked to: Mr. Bean

Mr. Bean → notableWork → Mr. Bean’s Holiday (2007 film) ⓘ

linked to: Mr. Bean

Mr. Bean → hasSpinOff → Mr. Bean: The Animated Series ⓘ

linked to: Mr. Bean

Mr. Bean → hasFilmAdaptation → Mr. Bean’s Holiday (2007 film) ⓘ

linked to: Mr. Bean

Rowan Atkinson → notableWork → Mr. Bean ⓘ

Rowan Atkinson → notableWork → Mr. Bean's Holiday ⓘ

linked to: Mr. Bean

Rowan Atkinson → portrayed → Mr. Bean ⓘ

Bean → basedOn → Mr. Bean ⓘ

Bean → basedOn → Rowan Atkinson's Mr. Bean character ⓘ

linked to: Mr. Bean

Bean → followsCharacter → Mr. Bean ⓘ

Bean → mainCharacter → Mr. Bean ⓘ

Bean (1997 film) → basedOn → Mr. Bean ⓘ

Bean (1997 film) → character → Mr. Bean ⓘ

Bean (1997 film) → isPartOfFranchise → Mr. Bean franchise ⓘ

linked to: Mr. Bean

Teddy → appearsIn → Mr. Bean ⓘ

Teddy → appearsIn → Mr. Bean (live-action TV series) ⓘ

linked to: Mr. Bean

Teddy → appearsIn → Mr. Bean: The Animated Series ⓘ

linked to: Mr. Bean

Teddy → hasOwner → Mr. Bean ⓘ

Teddy → isCompanionOf → Mr. Bean ⓘ

Teddy → isConfidantOf → Mr. Bean ⓘ

Teddy → isPlaymateOf → Mr. Bean ⓘ

Teddy → firstAppearanceIn → Mr. Bean (1990 TV series) ⓘ

linked to: Mr. Bean

Teddy → isOftenCarriedBy → Mr. Bean ⓘ

British Leyland Mini 1000 → notableAppearanceIn → Mr. Bean (TV series) ⓘ

linked to: Mr. Bean

British Leyland Mini 1000 → associatedWithCharacter → Mr. Bean ⓘ

Tiger Aspect Productions → notableWork → Mr. Bean ⓘ

Tiger Aspect Productions → producedSeries → Mr. Bean (live-action TV series) ⓘ

linked to: Mr. Bean

Tiger Aspect Productions → producedSeries → Mr. Bean: The Animated Series ⓘ

linked to: Mr. Bean

Rowan Atkinson → notableWork → Mr. Bean ⓘ

subject linked to: Atkinson

Rowan Atkinson → notableCharacterCreated → Mr. Bean ⓘ

subject linked to: Atkinson

The Thin Blue Line → precededBy → Mr. Bean (in Rowan Atkinson’s major TV roles context) ⓘ

linked to: Mr. Bean

Rowan Atkinson → notableWork → Mr. Bean ⓘ

subject linked to: Ben Atkinson

Sunetra Sastry → hasWorkedOn → Mr. Bean (BBC productions, make-up department) ⓘ

linked to: Mr. Bean

Robin Driscoll → notableWork → Mr. Bean ⓘ

Robin Driscoll → notableWork → Mr. Bean (TV series) ⓘ

linked to: Mr. Bean

Robin Driscoll → notableWork → Mr. Bean (animated TV series) ⓘ

linked to: Mr. Bean

John Howard Davies → notableWork → Mr. Bean ⓘ

John Howard Davies → produced → Mr. Bean ⓘ

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Referenced by (47)

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